Kobe's Secret To Longevity: Stone Age Bone Broth
While some sip on chicken noodle soup, orange juice, and/or protein drinks while in recovery mode, NBA star Kobe Bryant prefers sipping on a broth "produced by simmering bones (pig, cow, fish, etc.) and other ingredients for hours from boiled animal bones," according to ESPN.
Kobe's love for this Stone Age soup began when he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon and a fractured knee during an eight-month period in 2013. According to the Washington Post, Bryant and his people have this soup to thank for some of his healing and longevity.
Many believe a good broth, like the one Bryant ingests, can be extremely beneficial in repairing joints, aiding digestion, regulating mood and clearing the skin. Some also believe it regenerates collagen and can make worn-out bodies feel young again.
Everyday, when the Lakers practice at their facility in El Segundo, longtime chef Sandra Padilla endures in an eight-hour cooking process to prepare enough bone broth to serve 30 people: most of whom are athletes with enormous appetites.
This bone broth, which is said to go back to the Stone Age of cooking with turtle shells and animal skins, has become a staple in Bryant's diet over the past couple of years - and a necessity when traveling or at home.
"Bryant will often eat a bowl in the afternoon before a night game," said the team's strength and conditioning coach, Tim DiFrancesco.
"I've been doing the bone broth for a while now," Bryant said. "It's great — energy, inflammation. It's great."
The Lakers have regularly been sipping on bone broth since 2012.
-Janice Daniels KHTK/Sacramento